Quilting-frame



(Mod'eL) T. GOQDE. QUILTING FRAME-v No. 266,461. Patented Oct. 24, 1882.

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THOMAS GOODE, OF ROGERSYILLE, ALABAMA.

QUILTING-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,461, dated October24, 1882,

Application filed November 17, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS GOODE, a citizen 0f the United States,residing at Rogersville, in the county of Lauderdale and State, ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inQuilting-Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to theletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention has relation to quilting-frames for making quilts,comforts, and analogous apparel for beds; and the object of theinvention is to provide a frame simple in construction and easy inoperation and manipulation, so that the manufacture of the abovearticles may be greatly facilitated and to that end the novelty consistsin the construction of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference indicate likeparts of the invention.

Figure Us a perspective view of my improved quilting-frame,'and Fig. 2is an end elevation thereof.

A A are cross-pieces or feet, to which are secured the standards B B,which are connected together by the removable longitudinal brace 0,provided at either end with the wedges c c, the ends of the brace Ofitting into mortises in the standards B B, and removably securedtherein by the wedges c 0.

To the upper ends of the standards B B are pivotally secured theextensions 1) D by the pivot-bolts d d and the taper pins (Z (1 saidpins fitting in either holes d ord To the upper part of theextensions 1) D are secured the cross-rails E E, in the front ends ofwhich are journaled the longitudinal shaft F, provided with astop-wheel, F, and pawlf, the pawl fitting into the serrations f in thewheel, so that the wheel and shaft may be secured at any point of itsrevolution. The

(ModeL) rear ends of the cross-rails E E form bearings for anotherlongitudinal shaft, Gr, provided at one end with a friction-wheel, G,controlled by a dog, g, held against the rim of said wheel by the springg.

About midway of the rails E E are secured brackets I l, which formhinge-bearings for the rectangular frame H. This frame H is providedwith a rigid brace, h, and in the outer ends of said frame is journaledthe shaft K, one end of which is provided with the frictionwheel K,which is controlled by the dog It, operated by the spring 70.

The shafts F, G, and K are provided with strips of cloth or textilematerial, to which is secured the material forming the top and bottom ofthe quilt.

In operating my improved frame one end of the piece of calico or othermaterial intended for the bottom of the quilt is sewed to the clothstrip on the shaft G, and the whole is then wound on it, the oppositeend being fastened to the strip on the shaft F. A similar piece ofmaterial intended for the top covering is in like manner secured to andwound upon the shaft K, its opposite end fastened to the strip on theshaft F, as in the first instance. A layer ofcotton-battingis thenuniformly spread to the bottom sheet and the frame H lowered until itrests on the shaft G. That portion of quilt in which the cotton has beenplaced is then sewed by hand or machine, and the finished portion woundupon the shaft F and held there by the dog f. In winding up the shaft Fthe friction-wheels of the shafts G and K allow the material to bereadily unwound, and at the same time hold it with sufficient tension tokeep it smooth and even.

The machine proper is mounted upon wheels on a, a a, the latter of whichare grooved, so as to run upon the rail :0, the raised rim of which isconvex in form to adapt it to the groove in the wheels a a. By thismeans the whole machine may be used in connection with a sewing-machine,the latter being stationary and the frame pushed along on the rails.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a portable quilting-frame, the coinbina- In testimony whereof Iafiixmy signature in tion of the standards B B, connecting-brace presence oftwo witnesses. O, and wedges 0 a, extension-bars D I), having at theupper ends series of adjustment- THOMAS GOODE. holes for the pins cl (1,and at the lower ends holes for pins (1 (l and horizontal rails E\Vitnesses:

E, substantially as and for the purpose do W. J. T. STAPLER,

scribed. JAMEs CUNNINGHAM.

